Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this flash flood warning at May 2, 2016, 6:09 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2016, 6:09 PM EDT (22:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2016, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Anson County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Richmond County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 124 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 670 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 787 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
359
WGUS52 KRAH 022209
FFWRAH
NCC007-123-125-153-030045-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FF.W.0001.160502T2209Z-160503T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
609 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHWESTERN MOORE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN ANSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
RICHMOND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 845 PM EDT
* AT 608 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SLOW
MOVING THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL PRODUCE FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. MORE THAN TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE AREA
AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ROCKINGHAM...HAMLET...HOFFMAN...PINEBLUFF...MOUNT GILEAD...ELLERBE...
FOXFIRE...DOBBINS HEIGHTS...LILESVILLE AND MORVEN.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FLOOD PRONE AREAS...GRASSY ISLAND ROAD
NEAR THE PEE DEE RIVER AND HIGHWAY 177 WEST TO NC SPEEDWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLASH FLOODING IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. NUMEROUS ROADS AND LOW LYING
AREAS WILL QUICKLY FLOOD. FLOOD WATERS WILL ALSO THREATEN SOME HOMES
AND BUSINESSES. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING OR LIVE IN A FLOOD
PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3527 8002 3527 7953 3504 7947 3501 7957
3486 7962 3485 7963 3485 7962 3483 7963
3482 7963 3482 7964 3481 8000
$$
BLAES2 follow-up statements
068
WGUS72 KRAH 022341
FFSRAH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
741 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
NCC125-022348-
/O.CAN.KRAH.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160503T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MOORE NC-
741 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MOORE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3482 7996 3500 7994 3527 7996 3526 7970
3525 7969 3517 7968 3505 7984 3501 7978
3501 7957 3485 7963 3485 7962 3482 7963
$$
NCC007-123-153-030045-
/O.CON.KRAH.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160503T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY NC-ANSON NC-RICHMOND NC-
741 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...SOUTHEASTERN ANSON AND RICHMOND COUNTIES...
AT 738 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN
HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN PARTS OF THE AREA AND AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED THAT SEVERAL ROADS WERE COVERED WITH WATER. WHILE RIVERS
AND CREEKS WILL RECEDE DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO...THEY WILL
CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH AND FAST WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING STILL
POSSIBLE. THE WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FLOOD PRONE
AREAS...GRASSY ISLAND ROAD NEAR THE PEE DEE RIVER AND HIGHWAY 177
WEST TO NC SPEEDWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...CULVERTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS.
WATER LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND SWEEP CHILDREN AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3482 7996 3500 7994 3527 7996 3526 7970
3525 7969 3517 7968 3505 7984 3501 7978
3501 7957 3485 7963 3485 7962 3482 7963
$$659
WGUS72 KRAH 030038
FFSRAH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
838 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
NCC007-123-153-030048-
/O.EXP.KRAH.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160503T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY NC-ANSON NC-RICHMOND NC-
838 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...SOUTHEASTERN
ANSON AND RICHMOND COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM EDT...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AND THE HIGH WATER HAS RECEDED. FLOODING IS
NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY
REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3482 7996 3500 7994 3527 7996 3526 7970
3525 7969 3517 7968 3505 7984 3501 7978
3501 7957 3485 7963 3485 7962 3482 7963
$$
BLAESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance | 62 min |
| May 2, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Scotland | 30 min |
| May 2, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Richmond | 28 min |
| May 2, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Montgomery | 17 min |
| May 2, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Stanly | 45 min |
| May 2, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Scotland | 21 min |
| May 2, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore | 32 min |
| May 2, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson | 28 min |
| May 2, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Harnett, Wake | 45 min |
| May 2, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wake | 42 min |
| May 2, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Randolph | 26 min |
| May 2, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham | 37 min |
| May 2, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph | 47 min |
| May 2, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Stanly | 57 min |
| May 2, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Wake | 45 min |
| May 2, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Alamance, Durham, Orange | 53 min |
| May 2, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Bladen | 60 min |
| May 2, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Anson | 45 min |
| May 2, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Guilford | 35 min |
| May 2, 5:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Alamance, Guilford | 2 hr |
| May 2, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Vance, Warren | 44 min |
| May 2, 5:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RAH | Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly | 2 hr |
| May 2, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Anson, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland and 1 more | 63 min |
| May 2, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Vance | 45 min |
| May 2, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Warren | 55 min |
| May 2, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Granville, Person | 62 min |
| May 2, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Davidson | 46 min |
| May 2, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RAH | Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Sampson, Scotland | 62 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.